Photo by Matthew Murnaghan/NASCARWetaskiwin, AB – July 28, 2019-Jason Hathaway in his #3 Kubota Chevrolet came off of the western swing to Saskatchewan and Alberta with a top 10, a tough finish, and a podium.

The first event of the Western swing started with 2-125 lap races on Wednesday night at Wyant Group Speedway just outside of Saskatoon, SK. Hathaway practiced well and qualified 5 th and had a solid run in the race first 125 lap race finishing 6 th.

The 2 nd race was postponed by intense rainstorms that moved through the area. The starting grid was set by the drivers fastest lap time from the 1 st race and Hathaway started 10 th . A mechanical issue during the race put him 2 laps down to the leaders and he finished a disappointing 17 th place.

The Team worked on their race machines on the day between races and made an appearance on Friday at GBS Equipment in support of their Open House in Humboldt, SK. The Team then continued on to Edmonton International Raceway in Wetaskiwin, AB for the LUXXUR 300 Saturday night.

At EIR Hathaway wasn’t totally happy with his car in practice and found it tough to find the balance he was looking for. The skies over the race track opened up with rain after practice and washed out qualifying. The 300-lap starting grid was set by practice times from earlier in the day, landing Hathaway 10 th.

Right off the top of the race Hathaway was hit hard by another competitor and fell back to 13 th . Hathaway got up on the wheel and marched his way forward and by lap 50 he was 7 th in the running order.

By the half way break in the race Hathaway was 6 th. The team brought Hathaway down pit road during the break for tires, fuel and an adjustment that would take him the rest of the 150-lap distance. Hathaway did an awesome job and worked his way up the pack and on lap 242 was in 2 nd place. The race was red flagged for rain on lap 275 and was eventually called complete as additional heavy rain moved in posting Hathaway
in 2 nd place and giving him his first podium finish of the year.

“We started off well in Saskatoon in the first race and then the mechanical failure in the second one was really tough to take. Our Team rallied and had a better race here tonight with this podium finish. Thanks to all of the fans for sticking it out with the rain and to our sponsors who were able to join us here tonight.” Said Hathaway after the race.

The Team will have a few weeks off before they return to competition at Grand Prix de Trois Rivieres August 10 th & 11 th, 2019.

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The 2019 NASCAR Pinty’s Series is made up of thirteen events across Canada from Nova Scotia to Alberta.  For a full schedule of events in the NASCAR Pinty’s Series please click here: https://hometracks.nascar.com/international/pintys-series/. Fans can keep up with Jason and the T3R/EHR Team on their Ed Hakonson Racing page on Facebook, Twitter @EHRT3R,  Instagram ehrt3r and are encouraged to visit their official webpage www.Team3Red.com for all updates on the 2019 season.
For additional information please contact Jamie Hakonson at 416-560-6103 or email jamie@team3red.com

Photo by Matthew Manor for NASCAR

Toronto, Ontario – July 13, 2019- The second road course of the 2019 season was a solid confidence builder for Hathaway and his team this weekend at the prestigious Honda Indy on Saturday.

Practice and qualifying were tough for Hathaway as he relearned the track he hadn’t seen for 3 years. The laps during those 2 sessions were key to Hathaway adjustments and helped to sort out the road course and it’s technical features again.

Hathaway qualified 14 th on the starting grid and set his focus on taking his #3 Kubota Chevrolet towards the front. Extreme weather moved into the Exhibition Place area Saturday afternoon before the race and delayed the start of the event 2 hours.

When the race did get underway Hathaway started to make their way through the pack on the tight 2.874 km temporary street course. By the half way point Hathaway was up to 11 th on a track is tight and hard to pass on.

A late race restart gave Hathaway some great passing opportunities and he finished the day up 8 th in the finishing order.

“I’m pretty happy with how we finished up today. I haven’t been here in in a few years and brought a new car from year’s past. Our crew did a great job making adjustments in practice qualifying and for the race. We ran our fastest lap of the weekend on lap 23 of the race,“ said Hathaway with a coy smile on his face after the race.

The Team will head west at the end of July for the Series annual trek west to Wyant Group Speedway in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan July 24 th and Edmonton International Raceway near Edmonton, Alberta July 27th.

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The 2019 NASCAR Pinty’s Series is made up of thirteen events across Canada fromNova Scotia to Alberta.  For a full schedule of events in the NASCAR Pinty’s Series please click here https://hometracks.nascar.com/international/pintys-series/
Fans can keep up with Jason and the T3R/EHR Team on their Ed Hakonson Racing page on Facebook, Twitter @EHRT3R,  Instagram ehrt3r and are encouraged to visit their official webpage www.Team3Red.com for all updates on the 2019 season. For additional information please contact Jamie Hakonson at 416-560-6103 or email jamie@team3red.com

About Kubota: Kubota Canada Ltd. is the exclusive Canadian marketer and distributor of Kubota-branded equipment, including a complete line of tractors up to 140 PTO HP, performance-matched implements, compact and utility-class construction equipment, consumer lawn and garden equipment, commercial turf products and utility vehicles. For product literature or dealer locations, please visit: www.kubota.ca.

Photo by Matthew Murnaghan/NASCAR

Chaudiere, QC June 29, 2019- Hathaway’s return to Autodrome Chaudière, looked promising during the 300 lap event but was cut short by a late race crash.

With rain delaying Saturday’s regular schedule, Hathaway in his #3 Kubota Chevrolet and his fellow competitors finally saw track time for 30-minute practice Saturday afternoon following by qualifying.

Hathaway qualified 11th, but with this experience at this track he was ready to head towards the front.

Hathaway went to work quickly when the green flag dropped on the 300-lap main event Saturday evening.  Hathaway knocked off positions as he made his way through the field.

By the mandatory break at lap 155, Hathaway was up to 7th position in the running order.

At the break the crew made their adjustments and serviced the car and sent Hathaway back out to content for a top spot.

With fresh tires and adjustments Hathaway once again moved towards the front. By lap 180, he was in the top 3 and looking for a podium finish.

Unfortunately, the top finish they were looking for was not in the cards as a late race crash took Hathaway out of competition and retired his car 15th.

“It is unbelievable how rough this series has become beating and banging on each other off the start of the race.  It was a tough race for our Kubota Chevrolet tonight. We will battle back. “Said Hathaway after the race.

The next event for Hathaway and his Team will be Saturday July 13th at the Honda Indy in Toronto.

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The 2019 NASCAR Pinty’s Series is made up of thirteen events across Canada from Nova Scotia to Alberta.  For a full schedule of events in the NASCAR Pinty’s Series please click here https://hometracks.nascar.com/international/pintys-series/

Fans can keep up with Jason and the T3R/EHR Team on their Ed Hakonson Racing page on Facebook, Twitter @EHRT3R,  Instagram ehrt3r and are encouraged to visit their official webpage www.Team3Red.com  for all updates on the 2019 season.

For additional information please contact Jamie Hakonson at 416-560-6103 or email jamie@team3red.com

About Kubota: Kubota Canada Ltd. is the exclusive Canadian marketer and distributor of Kubota-branded equipment, including a complete line of tractors up to 140 PTO HP, performance-matchedimplements, compact and utility-class construction equipment, consumer lawn and garden equipment, commercial turf products and utility vehicles. For product literature or dealer locations, please visit: www.kubota.ca.